Who won the 15:00 Sandown on 3 July 2026?
Collateral Damage (IRE) won the 15:00 Sandown at SP 6.50. Ridden by Clifford Lee. Trained by K R Burke.
15:00 Sandown
Tattersalls 40,000 Pound EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)
7f · Flat · Class 2 · Good · 10 runners · £20,616 · Friday, 3 July 2026
Result
AI top pick finished 6thRace report
- 1stCollateral Damage (IRE)Clifford Lee·K R Burke11/2·6.50SP
- 2ndCilician (IRE)Joe Leavy·Brian Meehan·beaten 1.75 lengths100/30·4.33SP
- 3rdMy A'Ali Baba (GB)Saffie Osborne·David Evans·beaten 1.25 lengths50/1·51.00SP
Race time
1m 30.02s+2.92s vs std
Slightly slow — minor pace variance, nothing to read into.
In-running (Collateral Damage (IRE))
“Settled at the back - angled left and ridden 2f out - moved up to challenge the leader entering the final furlong - took over soon after - just did enough close home”
AI top-rated Encounter (score 65.9) finished 6th.
Settled · 1pt level stake = 1.75 pt return on the winnerTipping P&L →
Furlong's verdict
Reading the form…
AI-written, grounded in our data on this race. May be wrong. Verify before staking. Opinion, not advice.
Pundit corner
Racing Post · third-partyPundit pick: Cilician
Cilician sets the form standard after a solid run in a Group 2 at Ascot last time, where racing too prominently in a more demanding contest may have cost him — this should be less taxing and, if his stamina holds at 7f, he is hard to beat. Gymbaazy is the obvious danger as a course-and-distance winner on debut who must shoulder a penalty, while Encounter met interference that day and now gets a weight pull; both are respected. Cilician is the selection.
Editorial from Racing Post analysts via the Racing API — not generated by Racing Alpha. Formbook forecast prices are estimates, not market prices.
Why the model rates this top
Encounter
Ryan Moore · S Woods · 2yo
Top-rated of 10
score 65.9 · +19.9 clear of next best (46.0)
Scores compare runners within this race only
The Racing Alpha rating combines four signals. Below is the breakdown — components driving this pick first.
- Freshness10% weight100very strong21d since last run (race-fit window)
- Trainer20% weight75strongS Woods: 3/10 winners last 14d (30%)
- Form20% weight66strongLast 6: 2-3
- Ratings50% weight55averageOR 83 — highest combined rating in the field
MarketNo market price available yet.
v1.3 rating — a field-relative score, not a win probability; for market-derived value see the Fair column in the runners table. Weights and method on /about. Tips are opinions, not advice.
Draw bias — Sandown 7f
full course data →Moderate: low (inside) favoured (IV 1.10).
Low (1–4)
IV 1.10
Mid (5–8)
IV 0.85
High (9–12)
IV 1.02
Today: Encounter (draw 2) and The Balearic Sun (draw 4) get the bias; My A'Ali Baba (draw 7) is in the least-favoured band.
IV = impact value: 1.00 is neutral, above it a stall band wins more often than its share of runners predicts. 115 qualifying races at this course and trip, 3-year window.
Runners · sorted by finishing position
| Pos | No. | Horse | Form | OR | AI | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | J: Clifford Lee · T: K R Burke · draw 11 2yo · C · b | 1 | — | 34.5 | 11/2·6.50 SP |
| 2 | 5 | J: Joe Leavy · T: Brian Meehan · draw 1 2yo · G · ch | 20 | — | 15.2 | 100/30·4.33 SP |
| 3 | 3 | J: Saffie Osborne · T: David Evans · draw 7 2yo · G · ch | 15 | 76 | 46.0 | 50/1·51.00 SP |
| 4 | 6 | J: Sean Levey · T: Richard Hannon · draw 8 2yo · C · b | — | — | 19.5 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| 5 | 10 | J: James Doyle · T: Andrew Balding · draw 12 2yo · C · b | 4 | — | 25.5 | 6/1·7.00 SP |
| 6 | 7 | J: Ryan Moore · T: S Woods · draw 2 2yo · C · b | 23 | 83 | 65.9 | 7/4F·2.75 SP |
| 7 | 12 | J: Pat Cosgrave · T: Jim Boyle · draw 9 2yo · C · b | — | — | 15.0 | 150/1·151.00 SP |
| 8 | 4 | J: Rhys Clutterbuck · T: Gary & Josh Moore · draw 10 2yo · G · br | — | — | 24.5 | 80/1·81.00 SP |
| 9 | 11 | J: Hector Crouch · T: Ralph Beckett · draw 4 2yo · C · ch | — | — | 24.5 | 5/1·6.00 SP |
| 10 | 8 | J: Billy Loughnane · T: Charles Hills · draw 3 2yo · C · ch | — | — | 20.0 | 22/1·23.00 SP |
| — | — | J: NON-RUNNER · T: Andrew Balding · draw 6 2yo · C · b | 0 | — | 16.5 | — |
| — | — | J: · T: Owen Burrows · draw 5 2yo · C · b | 1 | — | 30.0 | — |
OR = official rating · AI = model score (0–100) · form reads oldest → latest
Frequently asked questions
Did the Racing Alpha AI tip win the 15:00 Sandown?
No — the AI top pick (Encounter) finished 6.
What were the placings in the 15:00 Sandown?
Top finishers: 1. Collateral Damage (IRE) (6.50), 2. Cilician (IRE) (4.33), 3. My A'Ali Baba (GB) (51.00).
What was the winning time for the 15:00 Sandown?
The winning time was 1m 30.02s, 2.92s slower than standard.
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